School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People's Republic of China.
School of the Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People's Republic of China.
Chemosphere. 2020 Nov;258:127238. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127238. Epub 2020 Jun 5.
Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and diisobutyl phthalate (DiBP) are phthalate compounds frequently detected in the environment. Despite increasing awareness of their toxicity in human and animals, the male reproductive toxicity of their combined exposure remains elusive. The purposes of this study were to investigate whether combined exposure to DBP and DiBP could induce male reproductive toxicity, and to explore the potential toxicological mechanisms. Adult male zebrafish were exposed to DBP (11, 113 and 1133 μg L), DiBP (10, 103 and 1038 μg L) and their mixtures (Mix) (11 + 10, 113 + 103, 1133 + 1038 μg L) for 30 days, and their effects on plasma hormone secretion, testis histology and transcriptomics were examined. Highest concentrations of Mix exposure caused greater imbalance ratio of T/E2 and more severe structural damage to testis than single exposure. These effects were consistent with the testis transcriptome analysis for which 4570 genes were differentially expressed in Mix exposure, while 2795 and 1613 genes were differentially expressed in DBP and DiBP, respectively. KEGG pathway analysis showed that both single and combined exposure of DBP and DiBP could affect cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction. The difference was that combined exposure could also affect steroid hormone synthesis, extracellular matrix receptor interaction, retinol metabolism, and PPAR signaling pathways. These results demonstrated that combined exposure to DBP and DiBP could disrupt spermatogenesis and elicit male reproductive toxicity in zebrafish.
邻苯二甲酸二丁酯(DBP)和邻苯二甲酸二异丁酯(DiBP)是环境中经常检测到的邻苯二甲酸酯化合物。尽管人们越来越意识到它们在人类和动物中的毒性,但它们联合暴露的雄性生殖毒性仍不清楚。本研究的目的是探讨DBP 和 DiBP 联合暴露是否会引起雄性生殖毒性,并探讨潜在的毒理学机制。成年雄性斑马鱼暴露于 DBP(11、113 和 1133μg/L)、DiBP(10、103 和 1038μg/L)及其混合物(Mix)(11+10、113+103、1133+1038μg/L)30 天,检测其对血浆激素分泌、睾丸组织学和转录组学的影响。最高浓度的混合物暴露导致 T/E2 的不平衡比率更大,睾丸结构损伤比单一暴露更严重。这些影响与睾丸转录组分析一致,其中混合物暴露有 4570 个基因差异表达,而 DBP 和 DiBP 分别有 2795 和 1613 个基因差异表达。KEGG 通路分析表明,DBP 和 DiBP 的单一和联合暴露均可影响细胞因子-细胞因子受体相互作用。不同之处在于,联合暴露还可以影响甾体激素合成、细胞外基质受体相互作用、视黄醇代谢和 PPAR 信号通路。这些结果表明,DBP 和 DiBP 的联合暴露可破坏精子发生并引起斑马鱼雄性生殖毒性。